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applegrove

(132,516 posts) Wed May 6, 2020, 01:11 AM May 2020

Biden's Lead Over Trump Shrinks [View all]

Biden’s Lead Over Trump Shrinks

May 5, 2020 at 10:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 117 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/05/05/bidens-lead-over-trump-shrinks/

"SNIP.....

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by just two points nationally, 43% to 41%.

Biden led by 6 percentage points in a similar poll last week and by 8 points in a poll that ran April 15 to 21.

......SNIP"

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Biden's Lead Over Trump Shrinks [View all] applegrove May 2020 OP

Hard to understand. Funtatlaguy May 2020 #1

I know. But i'm sure facebook played a role. Biden needs to hire a kick ass data team and applegrove May 2020 #4

+1, go on FB offense often and to this day the Kaine pick befuddles me. uponit7771 May 2020 #12

Yes! They've got Facebook strategy down to a tee! Saw it Laura PourMeADrink May 2020 #14

The headline should be about the incumbent polling at 41%. Bleacher Creature May 2020 #2

Polls this far out are rather meaningless qazplm135 May 2020 #3

RCP Averages a 5.3% lead for Biden Yavin4 May 2020 #5

Better. applegrove May 2020 #6

I hope Biden will include the talking point about ACA for people with pre-existing conditions diva77 May 2020 #7

That's not what I see. Grasswire2 May 2020 #8

Thanks. That feels better. I knew it was only one poll. I keep wanting Biden to applegrove May 2020 #9

In that poll, Trump is seen as better on the economy and coronavirus response Eid Ma Clack Shaw May 2020 #10

Swing state polls mean more than national polls, what are swing state polls saying? uponit7771 May 2020 #11

Statistical noise ibegurpard May 2020 #13

One good stat here is that 42% approve of Trump's job. Also interesting is that 41+43 only Laura PourMeADrink May 2020 #15